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pregnant and gave birth to Vṛndāvana dāsa Ṭhākura. The rascal  sahajiyās  may manufacture such false statements, but no one should believe them because they are motivated by enmity against the Vaiṣṇavas.
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শ্রীবাসের বল্ল সিঁয়ে দরজী যবন ।
প্রভু তারে নিজরূপ করাইল দর্শন ॥ ২৩১ ॥
śrīvāsera vastra siṅye darajī yavana prabhu tāre nija-rūpa karāila darśana
SYNONYMS
śrīvāsera —of Śrīvāsa Ṭhākura;  vastra —cloth;  siṅye —sewing;  darajī —tailor;  yavana —meat-eater;  prabhu —the Lord;  tāre —unto him;  nija-rūpa —His own form;  karāila —caused;  darśana —vision.
TRANSLATION
There was a tailor who was a meat-eater but was sewing garments for Śrīvāsa Ṭhākura. The Lord, being merciful to him, showed him His own form.
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‘দেখিমু’ ‘দেখিমু’ বলি’ হইল পাগল ।
প্রেমে নৃত্য করে, হৈল বৈষ্ণব আগল ॥ ২৩২ ॥
‘dekhinu’ ‘dekhinu’ bali’ ha-ila pāgala preme nṛtya kare, haila vaiṣṇava āgala
SYNONYMS
dekhinu —I have seen;  dekhinu —I have seen;  bali —saying;  ha-ila —became;  pāgala —mad;  preme —in the ecstasy of love;  nṛtya —dancing;  kare —does;  haila —became;  vaiṣṇava —devotee;  āgala —first class.
TRANSLATION
Saying, “I have seen! I have seen!” and dancing in ecstatic love as though mad, he became a first-class Vaiṣṇava.
PURPORT
There was a Mohammedan tailor near the house of Śrīvāsa Ṭhākura who used to sew the garments of the family. One day he was very much pleased with the dancing of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; indeed, he was enchanted. The Lord, understanding his attitude, showed him His original form as Kṛṣṇa. The tailor then began to dance, saying, “I have seen! I have seen!” He became absorbed in ecstatic love